I stumbled across this article in the Southwest Daily News. If you’re looking to learn about Medicare Part D, it’s a good place to start.

Enrollment for Medicare’s prescription drug coverage began on November 15th, but for many it may take until the deadline of May 15, 2006 to sort through all the jargon and […]

PacifiCare Health Systems Inc., the seventh largest health plan operating in Santa Clara county, announced on Tuesday it is partnering with six major retailers to market its new Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
The marketing agreements with Target Corp., Walgreen Co., Albertsons Inc., Safeway Inc., Longs Drug Stores Corp. and Medicine Shoppe International Inc., cover […]

According to Reuters, UnitedHealth has enrolled more than 2 million people in Medicare Part D Programs.

The enrollment is “very consistent with our expectations,” said UnitedHealth spokesman Mark Lindsay, especially given the company’s history of providing a drug discount card to seniors.
The figure appears to show UnitedHealth will reach its forecast for 2006 enrollment in […]

From USA Today:
Staffing shortages are hampering the start of Medicare’s prescription-drug program in many states, forcing seniors and those with disabilities to wait weeks for counseling.
The delays could slow enrollment of up to 30 million Medicare beneficiaries by May 15, the deadline to sign up before penalties raise the cost of entering the program. State […]

According to a Better Business Burea Report, crooks are calling seniors pretending to be Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan providers or government officials, and offering to enroll them in the program over the phone. The criminals then use the personal and financial information they coax from the seniors for the purposes of identity […]